The title of the Series is Hannibal, meaning “grace of Ba`al”. Having Hebrew origins, Ba`al can contemplate Satan himself or demons in general. Being in a psychological thriller, the characters in Hannibal find themselves at higher risk of mental damage than physical. In a psychological thriller, the focus is on the psychology of its characters rather than the plot.
The producer, writer and developer of Hannibal is Bryan Fuller. He jobs as a scriptwriter and television producer, previously worked on the series Dead like me, Pushing daisies and Wonderfalls. An unfortunate reputation follows Fuller; he creates and works on exceptional series that later ends up cancelled, Hannibal being no exception. The director of Hannibal is David Slade, a known films and television director. Directing series such as Breaking Bad, Crossbows and American Gods, have given him a steady reputation. Besides Bryan Fuller, Martha De Laurentiis works as an executive producer on Hannibal. Together with her husband, Dino De Laurentiis, they created the Dino De Laurentiis …show more content…
The fundamental theme in this series is Good versus Evil, and the thin line that separates one from another. Will is the series protagonist, one of the nice ones. He cooperate with Jack to catch the Minnesota Shriek even though it tears on him. Will chases murderers, yet he kills Hobbs already in the first episode. Jack pushes Will, even though he promised Alana Bloom that he would not, giving the spectators the impression that he is willing to cross a few lines to achieve justice. Finally, Hannibal who surprisingly keeps himself for the time being in the background, besides calling Hobbs. If it had not been for all the allusions, the watchers would might not gain an uneasy feeling about him. Hannibal regards himself to be one of the favourable, advising Will to endure the pressure. Still people detect a hunch that he is not who he pretends to